Long hours, high billing quotas, and unpredictable schedules are common complaints in the legal industry today. Recent layoffs are heaping even greater workloads upon legal professionals and many employees are calling for a better work life balance.
In the current economic environment, work life balance ranks as one of the most important workplace attributes—second only to compensation, according to a recent study among more than 50,000 global workers. In response, today’s law firms, corporate legal departments and other legal employers are embracing a variety of work life balance initiatives. This is great news for legal professionals, both young and old, who are eager for a saner work schedule.
If you crave more time outside the office, review these ways to strike a balance between career and personal life.
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